THE GANNET. By Bryan Nelson.
(1978) 1978 1st US edition. 8vo (155 x 240mm). Pp336. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by John Busby, charts, maps and bibliography. Brown cloth, decorative gilt to spine with title.
"A distillation of the studies and researches on Sula bassana in Europe andNorth America, with frequent reference to the African and Australasian gannets". Covers plumage, shape, structure and voice, numbers and distribution, behaviour, ecology, the bird at sea, taxonomy and the gannet's relationship with humans. Includes a chapter on boobies. This is the American edition of Poyser's original title, the two books being to all intents and purposes identical.
"A distillation of the studies and researches on Sula bassana in Europe andNorth America, with frequent reference to the African and Australasian gannets". Covers plumage, shape, structure and voice, numbers and distribution, behaviour, ecology, the bird at sea, taxonomy and the gannet's relationship with humans. Includes a chapter on boobies. This is the American edition of Poyser's original title, the two books being to all intents and purposes identical.
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52630
| Author | Nelson (Bryan). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 52630 |
| ISBN | 0931130018 / 9780931130014. |
| Book Description | One corner bumped else very good in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1978 |
| Publisher | Buteo Books. |
| Place | Vermillion, South Dakota. |